My baby brother is graduating from #UTAustin today :D And tomorrow. But today is the Cockrell School of Engineering's ceremony. Between him (chemical engineering), my younger brother (mechanical and aerospace engineering), and myself (electrical engineering), we form one (1) rocketry team at this point.
#atx #AustinTX #Austin #graduation #Graduation2025 #cockrellgrad
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJVAQh-x7Ne/
Body cam audio confirms police knew no laws were being broken and arrested Gaza protesters without probable cause
#bodycam #FreePalestine #police #Protest #UTAustin #utaustinprotests
Personal note-
I'm realizing my own ablist privilege as I try to get alt- text etc for these Instagram posts- maybe impossible on my phone?
6,909 likes, 83 comments - adcnational on May 6, 2025: "BREAKING: Body cam audio confirms what we’ve known all along — UT Austin students were arrested without cause for protesting genocide in Gaza. Newly released footage captures officers admitting they couldn’t identify a single illegal act before violently arresting peaceful student protesters on April 24. This wasn’t law enforcement — it was political repression. We’re holding Governor Abbott, UT Austin, and state officials accountable. Free speech is not a crime. #freespeech".
Texas Students Arrested for Pro-Palestine Protest Sue Gov. Abbott
On an average school day, harried students at UT #Austin rush across Speedway to get to class, stopping only to dodge a dangerously fast Lime scooter. On Monday, however, several students made a pitstop to get their makeup done by one of over a dozen drag performers. https://www.texasobserver.org/university-texas-students-day-of-drag-defiance/
At UT, a Day of #Drag and Defiance
#UTexas #UTAustin
https://www.texasobserver.org/university-texas-students-day-of-drag-defiance/
“Whenever they try to ban drag, we just put students in drag, bitch.”
New today from Joelle DiPaolo: Brigitte Bandit and other queens staged a joyful protest at the UT #Austin campus over a university ban on #drag performances. https://www.texasobserver.org/university-texas-students-day-of-drag-defiance/
#Texas #politics #USpol #UTAustin #news #education #LGBTQIA+ #trans #transphobia #TXlege #schools
‘We’re All Asgardians’ a talk on the origins of Eukaryotes (us) with implications for our present-day immune systems by Brett Baker, University of Texas, Austin. Dr. Baker inaugurated the EPS Wares Distinguished Public Lecture series.
Eukaryotic cells are most closely related to the 'Hod' branch of the Asgard branch of the Archaea.
#Eukaryote #Archaea #Evolution #UTAustin #McGillIUniversity #EarthSystemScience #WaresLecture
In this episode of Social Work Talks, we discuss cannabis use and the impact it has on pregnancy and help social workers bring awareness to women who are pregnant and using cannabis. Joining us today is Dr. Roger Zoorob, the Richard M. Kleberg, senior Professor and chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. And we have Dr. Mary Velasquez, Centennial Professor and Leadership for Community Professional and Corporate Excellence, and Dir
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